OCR Text |
Show CONSTITUTIONALISTS WILL NOT I AGREE TO GENERAL ARMISTICE I Washington Representatives Insist That Acceptance of Med- H iation by Carranza Will Not be Followed by Cessation H of Hostilities With the Huerta Regime South Hi American Diplomats Proceed With Work With H Confidence of Succeeding. TAMPICO SITUATION TAKEN UP WITH ENVOYS I 'H&j Firing on Ward Liner by Rebels and Protection of Oil Propv " j erties Receiving Grave Consideration -MiHtary Leaders h Ordered to Do All in Their Power to Prevent Dam- jS age to Property and to Take Extra Precau- SB tions in All Matters at Tampico. Washington. D. C. May 1. After receiving a message, said to have come from the Huerta government , from the Spanish ambassador, Mr. I Riano, the South American envoys seeking to mediate in the Mexican crisis, entered on their conference to- I day with more apparent confidence than ever that their work would succeed suc-ceed Following their conference with Secretary Bryan last night, when they were informed that General Huerta bad consented to an armistice, the Brazilian, rgentine and Chilean diplomats dip-lomats worked diligently on proposals for mediation to be submitted lo this government and the Huerta regime as the nexi step In the negotiations. Carranza Will Not Join Armistice. Representatives of the constitution alists here Insisted GeneTal Car ran zn's acceptance of the principle of the mediation would not be followed by acceptance of au armistice and that tbe internal dispute in Mexico would not be included in the negotiations, i' cessation of hostilities is insisted on in the meantime W bile the mediators continued their conference, President Wilson and the cabinet were in session considering mediation proposal. At the state department Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the I British ambassador, conferred with ofiicials In further endeavor to have created a neutral zone at Tampico in ! order to avoid destruction to the ex tensive oil fields there as a result ot continued fighting between the Mexi can federals and constitutionalists. It was stated on good authority that this, matter had been taken up with the mediator5. Another matter said to have been taken into consideration was the firing fir-ing on the Ward liner Antilla at Tampico Tam-pico by the constitutionalists It was learned that the mediators have submitted to all the Latin-American Latin-American diplomats a resume of their ! task as lar as it has progressed The I proceedings were given as a matter I of record in strict confidence. agents Of the constitutionalists ir. Washington today sent messages to I their military leaders at Tampico o I do all in their power to protect the oil properties there, and assurances that extra precaution would be taken to prevent damage to the properties were conveyed to Sir Cecil Spring-: Spring-: Rice, the British ambassador Full Military Rule. Secretary ol War Garrison announced announc-ed today that the civil government established es-tablished at Nora Cruz by the naval authorities would be replaced by a military government under General Punston and that all the civil officers now exercising authority at Vera Cruz will be remove d. Consul Miller at Tampico reported lo the tftate department late today 1 that under promise from General Z.u y go7.a. the federal commander there, of full protection, he had reopened the American consulate. |